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[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is Jansson romanticizing the "starving artist" trope here, or meta-commenting on it?

Edit: Missed the "or".

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

OMG I didn't even think of that. At this point in her career she was basically making ends meet for the first time ever.

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